Gearing device for washing-machines.



W. H. JOHNSON. GBARING DEVICE Boa WASHING MACHINES.

' I A PPLIOATION FILED MARJS, 1909. 940,253.

- Patented Nov. 15,1909.

W. H. JOHNSON, GEARING DEV-ICE FOR WASHING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MARJ13,1909.

' Patented Nov 16. i909.

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of the pinion 29 is a' bifurcated arm 30 havating lever is moveddownwardly, the pawl 30 will move relative to the pinion 29 until thearm 30 is at its lower limit. Then, when the operating lever iselevated, the pinion 29 will he turned a part revolution which willresult in turning the pinionlB and the sleeve 12, and by means of saidsleeve, the guide 19 will be turned and it will also turn the shaft 15which carries the plungers so that. upon each reciprocation of the shaft15, the plungers will he turned a part revolution within t he body andwill therefore engage the clothes within the body portion at differentpositions upon each reciprocation.

It is obvious that the gearing device is of simple, durable andinexpensive construction, and that the rotary movement of the parts iscomparatively slow so that the parts are not subjected to excessivewear, and, furthermore, the operation of the device will becomparatively noiseless. l urthermore, by providing a spring forelevating the operating lever, the machine may be operated by a minimumof applied power which may be applied by, the operator in a convenientand easy manner. The cushioning eiiect of the spring 27 is also veryadvantageous in a machine of this kind.

I claim as my invention.

1. A gearing for washing machines, comprising a body portion, a'sleeverotatably mounted therein, a beveled pinion on the sleeve, said sleevehaving slots in its sides above the beveled pinion, a shaft extendedthrough the sleeve, a guide device slidingly and non-rotatably mountedon the shaft.

with its ends extended through the slots in the sleeve, an operatinglever, means for connecting the operating lever with the said shaft, asecond beveled pinion'in mesh with the first, an arm pivotally supportedat the center of the second beveled pinion, a spring actuated pawlcarried by the arm to engage the second pinion, and a link connectingsa1d arm with the operating lever. 2. A device of the class described,comprising a body portion, a fulcrum member hinged to the body portion,an operating lever fulcrumed to the fulcrum member, a spring attached tothe operating lever and to' the body portion, a sleeve rotatably mountedin the body portion and having slots in its sides, a beveled pinionfixed to the sleeve, a shaft extended vertically through the sleeve,said shaft having fiat sides, a'guide dev ce loosely mounted on the flatportion of said shaft and-having projecting ends extended through'theslots in the sleeve, a bracket fixed to the operatin lever, a nutadjustably mounted on the sha t to engage the undersurface of saidbracket, a spring mounted on the shaft to engage the top surface of saidbracket, an ad'usting nut on the shaft above the spring or ad justingthe tension thereof, a bracket mounted upon the body portion, a beveledpinion mounted in said bracket and in mesh with the first beveledpinion, a bifurcated arm pivoted to the shaft of the second pinion, apawl pivoted between the sides of said arm to engage the second beveledpinion, a spring-- for said (pawl, and a link pivoted to the bifurcatearm and to the operating lever. I

Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 8, 1909. i VVILLIKM H. JOHNSON. Vitnesses: RALPHORwIe,

M.'B. GOLDIZEN.

